Carving & Bobbing - ePlay Fall Challenge

It is fall here in New England.  

The trees are starting to change, mums are popping up on porches, pumpkins are being picked and people are gathering for fall festivities.  Last year, we were lucky to be invited to a little gathering to carve pumpkins and bob for apples.  You can bet that I did NOT bob!  

Mary-Ann here to share with you, my take on the September ePlay - Fall Challenge. 

 I dug out some of my recently cracked 6x6 paper packs from Fancy Pants and selected colors that would replicate fall and blend with my pictures.  I decided to keep this layout simple by cutting strips of random sized papers and applied haphazardly on my cardstock.  I added loose Fancy Pants embellishments, buttons, ephemera and a few drops of colorful Dylusions.  I did dig out my die cutting machine to help cut my leaves and my sewing machine.
I love how it turned out and hope that you do to.
Here are a few closeups of my layout.  

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to upload your FALL creations to this link.

Supplies I used on this project!

Fancy Pants - Me-ology - 6x6 inch Paper Pad	Fancy Pants - Me-ology - Button Set	Fancy Pants - Burlap & Bouquets - 6x6 Paper Pad	Fancy Pants - Burlap & Bouquets - Button Set	Fancy Pants - As You Wish - 6x6 Paper Pad
Dylusions Ink Spray - Melted Chocolate	Dylusions Ink Spray - Squeezed Orange	Dylusions Ink Spray - Lemon Zest	Scotch Foam Mounting Tape	Mono Adhesive Refill - Permanent

Family Mini Album

Good Morning eP friend's, Mary-Ann here with you today to share a mini album in the works.  I think this is going to progress over the next few weeks.  The idea of the album came to me just yesterday!  Talk about waiting to last minute.  When I received my last eP order, I feel in love with the new Large Worn Cover by Tim and his package of ephemera.  The custom knob set was the icing on the cake.  Seriously, you should see these things in real life!  They are dense and sturdy.  Like no-other I have seen!  Plus you get to choose how you want to make it.  If your unsure of the stickers they provide, a circle punch of your favorite paper would do just fine!  I just wasn't sure of my title or how I was going to fill the inside.  I decided to use this mini as a way of capturing just "selfie" family photos that were taken throughout 2013.  I do wish that I would have thought of this concept before the beginning of last year, I am sure we missed opportunities to take more photos.  However, I think I will keep this in mind for next year.

This mini is nothing more than layering papers and embellishments and raising some with foam tape for dimension.  At the end of designing my cover, I did add a few drops of paint colors.  I also added some machine sewing before I attached my clump to the front of the book cover.

Here is the first page of my album.  You can see that I will attempt to keep it clean throughout.  I love this album idea, it is similar to project life. 

I hope you have enjoyed taking a look at my mini in the works and will get back with you soon with more pages!  Until next time....

you can gather your items listed below to get your next mini started.

Supplies used:

Tim Holtz � Idea-ology � Large Worn Cover - Chronicle	Tim Holtz � Idea-ology � Large Page Pockets - Assorted	Prima - Princess 6x6 Pad	Prima - Princess - Typewriter Key Paper Clips	Tim Holtz � Idea-ology � Ephemera Pack - Thrift Shop
Dylusions Ink Spray - Slate Grey	Distress Ink Pad - Weathered Wood	Ranger Felt Applicator Tool	Ranger Felt Applicator Refill	Zip Dry
Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Pumice Stone	Tim Holtz - Brushed Pewter Distress Paint	Dylusions Ink Spray - Black Marble	Idea-ology Tiny Attacher Refills	Idea-ology Tiny Attacher